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On 16.08.13 17:24, Zeus Panchenko wrote:
>
> do you mean
> 1. on the mem stick A to export the pool ( the one to be clonned)
> 2. to create pool with the same name on the mem stick B
> 3. clone fs from pool on A to the pool on B
>
> is it possible on exported pools?

You can do this instead:

1. Clone your pool A to pool B
2. Export/remove pool A
3. Export pool B
4. Import exported pool B as pool A.

You can have two pools with the same name on one system, unfortunately. 
But you can have different pools with the same name on the same (or 
different) system.

Daniel